A distinguished voice in counseling and life coaching, Jasmine Rose Penter applies more than 20 years of professional experience to her work at Ignite LLC. Founding Ignite LLC in Eugene, Oregon, in 2011, Ms. Penter serves the private therapy practice as its owner, head counselor and coach. Among her many responsibilities, she has been extensively trained in several therapeutic modalities to help her clients, including cognitive behavioral therapy, accelerated resolution therapy, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (more commonly known as EMDR). Throughout her career, Ms. Penter has conducted comprehensive research into grief and loss, aiding her practice. She lives and works by her motto, “Ignite your strength.”
Previously, Ms. Penter served with PeaceHealth in several capacities between 2013 and 2020, including as a care manager in the inpatient rehabilitation center and a medical social worker. Notably, she worked on the neurology and oncology floors in the acute hospital setting. She also served with Signature Services from 2012 to 2013 as an intern and an administrative assistant. Formerly working as an intern with the Laurel Hill Center in 2011, she was also an administrator and contributing editor at Integrated Research Services Inc. in 2006. She commenced her career in 2002 as a co-program manager at ShelterCare, where she remained until 2006.
To prepare for her career, Ms. Penter pursued a formal education at Chatham University, receiving a Bachelor of Social Work in 2001. Thereafter, she attended the University of Southern California, earning a Master of Social Work in 2013. Impressively, she is a licensed clinical social worker through the Oregon State Board of Licensed Social Workers. Outside of her professional ventures, Ms. Penter has been a director and videographer for Blazing Heart Productions.
Looking forward, Ms. Penter aims to promote her new book, “Side BYE Side,” and establish a new office incorporating a “walk and talk” therapy style. In accounting for her success, she credits the influence of her childhood, which made a resounding impact on her future career path. To wit, she discovered her passion for human services while volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House in Pittsburgh, where she was inspired to create a social work program and specialize in human services administration.
